Acording to what I have read the lifespan of this animal is unknown. It has also been know to use old aardvarks burrows as protection. Although they are regarded as solitary I have had 5 or 6 sightings (from just north of Lower Sabie to Punda) of male and female together with a single sighting of three just before the Mondozi dam turnoff. Interesting to note that the female is larger than the male but that the male is the only one with horns.

Hi allHave just returned from a trip to the Kruger - on the dirt road between the picnic spot and the S100 (I think the road is the S41) we saw a sharpes grysbok alongside the road - this is the first time I have heard of them being so low down - we have previously seen them mainly near Shingwedzi and once near Olifants as well - apparently they are found in and around the Lebombo Mountains but was a great and unexpected sighting!!! Thought I would share!!

I remember reading in a book about Kruger that Giraffes were seldom seem North of Letaba, and that was in the mid 80's. We have also seen Rhino in the Punda area, previously unheard of. Nyala are also often seen in the South and that too was very rare a few years back, and so it seems that the animals will broaden their range when able. Anyway, I am now way off the subject so please excuse me for this.